Thank you for this video. I inherited my Dads' Crown Graphic and Yashica 635 TLR and wanted to start using them in 2023. A New Years Resolution! I've shot 120 film in the Yashica back in the 70's when I was in high school and like the larger negative, as opposed to 35mm. Looking forward to shooting in 4 x 5 with the Crown Graphic. Just Subscribed.
I used my Crown Graphic for many years....Also had a Yashica 635 which I sold and bought an Ikoflex IIC .....I'd like to dust off all my 4x5 stuff again, but film is just too expensive as I'm on a fixed income now......But I have great memories....
i have a Crown Graphic and I use it all the time. It gives me opportunities to talk to all sorts of folks and the prints wow. They are also great for contact printing. If you really want a super print contact print it. I also shoot WeeGee style. for most shots except for special or studio. I set it box speed for the shutter and set the camera at F16 preset the distance at 10 feet and use a flash unless I am in direct sun. Of course flash when the subject is backlit. I use number 5 flashbulbs and it always works. When I am out of bulbs sunny 16 works fine. You are right the negative has unbelievable detail. For my business I shoot digital but for myself I go into Zen mode and shoot film. Great video!
I recently bought a Top finder Crown Graphic, I am waiting for a Fujinon lens from Japan and I look forward to learning. I found your video informative about the various stops and focus lock.
Great video. Full of information. One correction though. The front lens movements ( swings and tilts) do not control perspective. They actually control the focus or depth of field. Swings and tilts to the rear of a camera control the perspective and this camera has no rear movements.
Resolution is never overstated, it is a physical property of camera sensors. Whether the number is useful in the view of lens ability to resolve such resolutions is debatable. But pixel count is just that - pixel count. Same is true for scanning. Yes you can scan your 8mm negative with bagilion megapixels, it still has 16 and a half grains in the image.
Yes. Pixel count is a definite measurement, and the detail may or may not match the resolution. With scanners, specifically, they usually don't optically resolve the degree of detail at which they can record files. For example, a scanner may offer up to 4800 ppi optical resolution as an available setting, but the amount of detail may be no greater than the 3200 ppi setting on the same scanner, and the amount of detail resolved when the scanner is set to 3200 ppi may be only 1600 ppi or less. The resolution of the file is real and is not technically overstated in terms of pixels, but the "effective resolution" of the scan is dependent upon the resolving power of the scanner, along with a few other factors. As an example, the Epson Perfection V850 Pro offers 4800 ppi resolution, but the maximum effective resolution (as measured by a third party) is 2300-2600 ppi.
Thank you so much for making this video. It’s pleasing to watch, how this camera is still related today’s world. By the way I just start experimenting mine with Fuji GFX, so far going good. Is anyone done any work so far ? Last year tried some 120 films on it and work great with film back. Only issue I’m having with the lens, it seems need to be service.
What is the better of the Graflex lens for the 1960s Pacemaker 23 in in 100mm range w/ flash sync. I want to retain rangefinder sync but if I can get colour lens coatings.
The crown graphic we just obtained must be an older model. There is no dimple for opening the camera. How do you close the drop bed once the camera is opened? Help would be appreciated.
Sheet film is available online, and you can still find labs which develop it. This camera can also be fitted with roll film backs which use 120 film. Large format film is still used for photos which need very high resolution, and here in Japan I see these cameras used for commercial photography.
what a gorgeous piece of imaging machinery
Thank you for this video. I inherited my Dads' Crown Graphic and Yashica 635 TLR and wanted to start using them in 2023. A New Years Resolution! I've shot 120 film in the Yashica back in the 70's when I was in high school and like the larger negative, as opposed to 35mm. Looking forward to shooting in 4 x 5 with the Crown Graphic. Just Subscribed.
I used my Crown Graphic for many years....Also had a Yashica 635 which I sold and bought an Ikoflex IIC .....I'd like to dust off all my 4x5 stuff again, but film is just too expensive as I'm on a fixed income now......But I have great memories....
Great video! Not only a thorough overview of the camera but an excellent introduction to large format
Thank You very much for this one !!!
Thanks for the information
i have a Crown Graphic and I use it all the time. It gives me opportunities to talk to all sorts of folks and the prints wow. They are also great for contact printing. If you really want a super print contact print it. I also shoot WeeGee style. for most shots except for special or studio. I set it box speed for the shutter and set the camera at F16 preset the distance at 10 feet and use a flash unless I am in direct sun. Of course flash when the subject is backlit. I use number 5 flashbulbs and it always works. When I am out of bulbs sunny 16 works fine. You are right the negative has unbelievable detail. For my business I shoot digital but for myself I go into Zen mode and shoot film. Great video!
thank you so much for this. such a pleasant and informative video just found a great crown graphic special and now i can use it
Thank you very much for this, I enjoy press cameras but the prices are crazy currently.
I recently bought a Top finder Crown Graphic, I am waiting for a Fujinon lens from Japan and I look forward to learning. I found your video informative about the various stops and focus lock.
Just picked one of these up, thanks
Thank you for sharing ...as I enter into the world of 4 X 5 ..very informative... ( especially on opening the front ...)
Great video. Full of information. One correction though. The front lens movements ( swings and tilts) do not control perspective. They actually control the focus or depth of field. Swings and tilts to the rear of a camera control the perspective and this camera has no rear movements.
all that matters is the relative positions of the lens and film. you can control perspective with either front or rear movements.
Resolution is never overstated, it is a physical property of camera sensors. Whether the number is useful in the view of lens ability to resolve such resolutions is debatable. But pixel count is just that - pixel count. Same is true for scanning. Yes you can scan your 8mm negative with bagilion megapixels, it still has 16 and a half grains in the image.
Yes. Pixel count is a definite measurement, and the detail may or may not match the resolution. With scanners, specifically, they usually don't optically resolve the degree of detail at which they can record files. For example, a scanner may offer up to 4800 ppi optical resolution as an available setting, but the amount of detail may be no greater than the 3200 ppi setting on the same scanner, and the amount of detail resolved when the scanner is set to 3200 ppi may be only 1600 ppi or less. The resolution of the file is real and is not technically overstated in terms of pixels, but the "effective resolution" of the scan is dependent upon the resolving power of the scanner, along with a few other factors. As an example, the Epson Perfection V850 Pro offers 4800 ppi resolution, but the maximum effective resolution (as measured by a third party) is 2300-2600 ppi.
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Video starts 2.10 yw 😊
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Thank you so much for making this video. It’s pleasing to watch, how this camera is still related today’s world. By the way I just start experimenting mine with Fuji GFX, so far going good. Is anyone done any work so far ? Last year tried some 120 films on it and work great with film back. Only issue I’m having with the lens, it seems need to be service.
How is the parallax through the viewfinder? Does the print look like what you see through the viewfinder?
What is the better of the Graflex lens for the 1960s Pacemaker 23 in in 100mm range w/ flash sync. I want to retain rangefinder sync but if I can get colour lens coatings.
The crown graphic we just obtained must be an older model. There is no dimple for opening the camera. How do you close the drop bed once the camera is opened? Help would be appreciated.
Where can you get film for these and who develops it?
Sheet film is available online, and you can still find labs which develop it. This camera can also be fitted with roll film backs which use 120 film. Large format film is still used for photos which need very high resolution, and here in Japan I see these cameras used for commercial photography.
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You made the description really boring…